Accidentally sent to the wrong token recipient which caused minting error

[0xzucchini]

Hi developers, I knew here is not a good place to ask about bridge transaction issues.
However, I couldn't find the support team in discord channel. That's why I try to reach out to you guys here.

My issue is that I sent FRAX to my Solana BUSD address as below transaction shows:

• Ethereum: https://etherscan.io/tx/0x09defa48b48c0ebbdb1ca17dafaf752c76300573d54433a78a28a25d4b7cd958
• Solana (Failed): https://explorer.solana.com/tx/h5r6qf8NEzrS62YgwhzDBpoo6juexB46xQ8w656M5E9z5tFW2yR38rjtoEymzp72ruWUBR7WSqBQerTjh89Tjn1

(My token didn't mint out because of this line's protection https://github.com/certusone/wormhole/blob/main/solana/bridge/src/processor.rs#L933)

It seems that wormhole contracts didn't have any rescue methods. Is there any way to rescue this stuck tokens? 🙏

Many thanks

[hendrikhofstadt]

I'm surprised any UI would let you do that.

Still, you are right there is no way to "rescue" funds for a good reason:
Wormhole transfers are final (even if funds don't arrive on the other end due to wrong addresses etc, which in this case is a Solana implementation detail) because if there was a "rescue" function, it would either let you intercept transfers (DoS) or cause double spending (deleting the wrong token account and creating one with the right mint which is possible with non-associated token accounts after calling the rescue function).

This unfortunately means your transfer is irreversible unless you manage to create a token account with the correct mint at that address.

[0xzucchini]

@hendrikhofstadt Got it. It's my fault that I put the wrong address directly in the etherscan without using any UI. Thanks for answering my question. 🙏

[0xzucchini]

@hendrikhofstadt Sorry to bother you again. I'm not really familiar with Solana contract. According to this

This unfortunately means your transfer is irreversible unless you manage to create a token account with the correct mint at that address.

I'm wondering if I could close associated account and re-initialize it again with the same address but different main tokens?

Like below demonstration:
https://solscan.io/account/J8JMfBXr28abkANrcd92aLiFNAuWR9WNgCDzYVNSwrce
2Gj4vrk1WYuU3kwd...: Originally, it's for wfrax balance
84M4Nzun7zXCBbjY...: Turned out to be wbnb balance

I think I need to get the associated account's private key which I can use it as a signer like above shows. So, is it possible to do that? 🙏